SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CAKE from On Ty's Plate

This is the moistest cake ever and it's from On Ty's Plate. It's made with sour cream, oil and butter. I made half the recipe in two 6"x2" square pans and they baked in 26 minutes. I did add 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to the batter as the recipe called for none at all. The cake is a bit bitter from too much cocoa powder. I should have left two tablespoons out and will next time. It also sank in the middle slightly.

I give this 4.5 stars and not 5 because of the bitterness. 

 

CHUNKY PATH BROWNIES from Better Homes and Gardens

This recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens. This is the second time I've made these, the first being in 2016. I couldn't remember how they tasted, only that I really liked them. I took my advice from last time and used a bigger pan, 9"x2"/2 qt. square pan, and added more salt, a total of 1/2 t. plus 1/8 t. for half the recipe. Instead of putting the mini marshmallows on top as soon as they came out of the oven, I melted the marshmallows in the microwave in a 1 qt. bowl and added a little milk, about 1 t. to make it less sticky, then spread that on the cooled brownies. I then topped it with my own headed chocolate frosting (heat together 1.5 T. Dutch-process cocoa, 3 T. butter or margarine, 2-4 T. milk, pour into bowl of 1.5 c. powdered sugar and 1/2 t. pure vanilla extract, mix well, pour over brownies.) 

These are cake-like and extremely moist and not too buttery tasting. They're just as moist the next day as they day I made them. 

I give these 5 stars.